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Malaysia among the worst for rights of workers

Malaysia is ranked among the worst countries in
the world to work in, according to the recently released International
Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Global Rights Index.

Among the 139 countries that were studied for a period of a year,
Malaysia was placed 22nd from the bottom which ranked lower than Asean
neighbours Myanmar, Indonesia and Singapore in exercising worker rights.

The countries which were categorised using a rating scale from 1 to 5+,
where 1 is for countries that have guaranteed labour rights like
Uruguay, Germany and France.

Malaysia, was categorised as 5 where workers have very minimal rights
and are subjected to unfair labour practices, with 5+ being for war-torn
countries without any law for worker rights at all, like Syria, Somalia
and Palestine.

Civil liberties, rights to establish or join unions, trade union
activities, rights to collective bargaining and rights to strike were
among the indicators taken to determine the countries index ratings.

The Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM), Jaringan Rakyat Tertindas (Jerit)
and Persatuan Sahabat Wanita Selangor at a joint press conference today
condemned the government for its lack of role in upholding worker
rights.

“It is shameful that Malaysia is classified as among the worst countries
for workers when the prime minister wants us to compete and be among
the developing countries in the year 2020,” PSM treasurer A Sivarajan (below) said.

The coalition also slammed the government for being more interested in
bringing in foreign investors with incentives at the “expense of workers
who are exploited for profit”.

Meanwhile, Persatuan Sahabat Wanita Selangor advisor Irene Xavier
accused the government of not being “union friendly”, hence, the rampant
deficiency in worker rights.

“All activists and NGOs know that our government is anti-union. The right to be a trade union member is on paper only.”

Jerit Worker Coordinator, Sivaranjani demanded for the government to
revamp the laws regarding worker rights, as there are many
contradictions especially in areas of jurisdiction between the Human
Resources Ministry and Immigration Department.

“The laws for workers need to be reviewed according to the universal
worker law. There are two set of bodies enforcing laws that are
contradictory to each other.”